Altoona-Midway Elementary

Located at 833 River Street, in Altoona, Kansas, Altoona-Midway Elementary is a very small elementary-level community that teaches 72 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Altoona-Midway. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 77% below typical.

Altoona-Midway Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Altoona-Midway, a district that enrolls 151 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Altoona-Midway Elementary shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 4% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Altoona-Midway Elementary has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wilson County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Altoona-Midway Elementary sits in the top 10% of Kansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 28.9%; actual is 48.5%, +19.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wilson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $60,677, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wilson County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,546 students), Altoona-Midway Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Lawn Elem, roughly 6.4 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Altoona-Midway Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Altoona-Midway Elementary's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 78 (now 72). White enrollment moved from 83% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

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